North Carolina Mental Institution Improvement Bonds Referendum (1961)
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| Topic Bond issues and Healthcare facility funding |
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Origin |
North Carolina Mental Institution Improvement Bonds Referendum was on the ballot as a bond issue in North Carolina on November 7, 1961. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported issuing more than $7 million in bonds for improvements on the state's mental institutions. |
A "no" vote opposed issuing more than $7 million in bonds for improvements on the state's mental institutions. |
Election results
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| Yes | 168,784 | 46.39% | ||
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195,052 | 53.61% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Mental Institution Improvement Bonds Referendum was as follows:
| “ | [ ] FOR the issuance of seven million three hundred ninety-six thousand dollars ($7,396,000.00) State Mental Institutions Capital Improvement Bonds of the State of North Carolina for construction of needed Capital Improvements at the State's mental institutions. [ ] AGAINST the issuance of seven million three hundred ninety-six thousand dollars ($7,396,000.00) State Mental Institutions Capital Improvement Bonds of the State of North Carolina for construction of needed Capital Improvements at the State's mental institutions. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The North Carolina State Legislature can refer statewide ballot measures, in the form of constitutional amendments and bond issues, to the ballot for statewide elections.
North Carolina requires a 60% vote in each legislative chamber during a single legislative session to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 72 votes in the North Carolina House of Representatives and 30 votes in the North Carolina Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
Statutes, including bond issues, require a simple majority vote in each legislative chamber during one legislative session and the governor's signature to appear on the ballot.
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Footnotes
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